Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=1.0.0.0 or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified

Question

I'm working on an old MVC project which uses.aspx views. Whenever I run the code I get this runtime error.

I have checked the references and added System.Web.WebPages.Razor version 2.0.0.0 since I'm unable to find the version mentioned here.

Also, I have added DependentAssembly to the web.config file like below.

But I'm still getting this error and even in the aspx pages I can see this issue. Can someone help me with this? I tried adding asp.net.webpage from NuGet. But I couldn't find it.

Thanks inadvance.

Answer 1

If someone is still looking for an answer for this issue just install ASP.NET MVC 3 RTM framework from here MVC3 framework and that will fix the issue. Once you install it you should be able to see below programs installed under AddOrRemove program (control panel -> program and features)

Sorry about not to updating the answer soon.